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Service carried out as requested. Very efficient and friendly staff. I'd definitely use this company in the future.

24.06.17

Martin, Ford Focus

Very helpful!

17.07.17

Gary, Vauxhall Astra

The service I received was first class. This is a family run business that treats its customers like extended family. Chris picked my car up from work and left a courtesy car for me should I need it. The job was completed entirely to my satisfaction and the management and staff are so friendly and utterly professional. I popped into the garage the next day with a separate minor issue with my car and Chris sorted it out on the spot and no charge was made. I'd recommend this garage to anyone without hesitation. Thanks John and Chris.

Excellent service and friendly staff. Very reasonably priced and other subsequent work (mot and repairs) was carried out quickly at a good price. 10/10

15.11.17

Ian, Volkswagen Passat

Great job done highly recommend thus garage will be using Redburn in the future kept up-to-date with additional work need

24.11.17

Alan, Vauxhall Zafira

Very helpful polite and reasonably priced. Picked up and dropped off free had the work done when they said it would be . Very quick and reliable I will definitely use again already looking at booking the wife’s in. A full service a bearing and a drop link were all included in the final price aswell as the clutch.

Mark was as good as his word. He gave me a day, time and a price and even let me watch him strip my car down. Job done very well with no issues. Very knowledgeable. Will go back again.

23.11.17

Nick, Volkswagen Touran

Mark is great, he stopped me from being ripped off elsewhere broke down all price of parts for me and labour and why and what needed doing. I knew he car was going to fail and needed a lot of work so was dreading it but he was helpful and funny through out. He came and picked the car up for me was fixed and back to me on the same day, he doesn't mess around and he kept me updated throughout the day what he was doing and what was going on which was so refreshing. Will be using from now on for all my cars :)

24.11.17

Amber , Alfa Romeo Mito

Really good price and a great job done on roof leak and timing belt/water pump renewal. Def recommend to friends, family, and colleagues. Will be going back!

I'm very pleased to have found this garage close to home, very efficient personal service and competitive on cost. Thank you Trevor and Trudy, I was fully confident that the work would be carried out to a high standard and will certainly be using you again. Many thanks.

09.06.17

Michael , Kia Ceed

I would definitely recommend TDL for many reasons- firstly I rang on a Friday morning and they fitted me in later the same morning! I was shown step by step the process of regenerating the air con as well as being given valuable advice regarding its use in the future. Coffee (as promised on the phone!) arrived immediately and despite arriving early for the appointment, my car went straight in (literally!) to be hooked up. Very friendly staff, family run business who operate a professional service ,with reasonable prices and even pick up and deliver your car if requested. I will certainly be calling again for other quotes and envisage I would use them again in the future with confidence! Thanks Trevor, Trudi and the team!

What is a Clutch?

The Clutch is the part of your car engine which is responsible for engaging and disengaging the power transmission.

It’s a vital part of an engine and is essentially there to connect two parts of the system that can’t make a car move unless they're connected. Clutches engage and disengage two rotating shafts which then allow your car to move.

Because they play this role within the engine system, they naturally wear down over time as the parts are in constant friction with each other.

How can you tell if your clutch needs repairing?

There are a huge variety of problems that can occur with a clutch and there are a number of symptoms that you should look out for which would point towards certain issues.

Slipping Clutch

Slipping is one of the most common clutch issues and can cause a drop in performance, as well as damage, if not diagnosed in time.

The things you need to watch out for are;

Your car struggles to move forward while moving at a low speed in a high gear.

Your car struggles to get up hills in a high gear

Your car struggles to accelerate or finds it difficult to tow a trailer

The problem with a slipping clutch is that it will only get worse as time goes on. Slippage increases the heat generated in between the two shafts and the hotter this area becomes the less able it is to maintain its grip, therefore increasing the slippage. The greater the slippage the greater the heat generated.

So it’s clear to see that this is an issue that will only get worse if left without attention.

Clutch Chatter

Chattering occurs when the clutch is being used and a grabbing or jerking can be felt in the vehicle.

Very quick to reply to my request, extremely knowledgeable guys and taught me a new thing or two about my vehicle. More than happy to recommend them especially with their free pick up service. Never felt they were doing any additional work that didn't need to be done, will be using again!